Stock-tank.



PATBNTED JAN. 16, 1906.

P. KENNEDY.

STOCK TANK.

APPLICATION FILED mm. a.

the fol UNITED STATES PETER KENNEDY, OF MGBAIN, MICHIGAN.

STOCK-TANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Ap li ation fil d December 3, 1904. Serial No. 236,414.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at McBain, in the county of Missaukee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Tanks, of which owing is a specification.

This invention relates to a knockdown stock-tank; and the object of the invention is a sectional tank readily set u and taken down and convenient to handle or shipment.

The invention consists of three semicylindrical sections, the inner section having its end portions'bent twice upon itself, forming a sleeve adapted to receive packing material and the inner end portions of the outer sec tions.

The invention also consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, particularly pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view showing my device set 11 in position for use. F ig. 2 is a longitudina section. Fi 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail per s ective view of a part of an end portion, and

ig. 5 is a detail view showing the manner of jointing the sections.

In the drawings, A represents sup orting bases or blocks having their u per e ges cut out to receive the sections 0 the tank. I prefer to make the tank of three sections of preferably equal len th and of any suitable metal, as sheet or ga vanized iron. The inner section B has its ends bent back upon itself, the end portions being bent outwardly and then inwardiy, as shown at B. The extreme end marginal portion is then bent forwardly, as shown at B and spaced from the inwardly-bent portions B, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5, and this space forms a recess 1' sleeve into which fit? the inner end portions f the outer sections C. All of these sections .re semicylindrical in shape, though this particular form is not essential, as the sides could approach the perpendicular, if desired. The outer sections are provided with corrugated end portions C, the corrugations strengthening the construction and enabling them the better to resist the action of frost. Along the edges of the sections B and C, I place parallel angled bars D and across each end portion C an angled bar D. The bars D are bolted to the angled bars D by bolts and nuts, as shown at D Metal strips E are edges of the sections are provided with depending flanges E. Eyes A are carried by the base-blocks, and hooks F engage the said eyes. These hooks pass through the extending end portions of the strips E, and those on the ends pass through the angled bars D and are threaded adjacent their upper ends and secured in place by nuts F.

The advantages of a trough thus constructed will be obvious to those accustomed to use or handle such devices. To prevent leakage, I prefer to place packing material G in the socket formed by the bent portions B and 13*.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a base, semicylindrical sections adapted to rest on said base, the outer sections having end pieces and an inner section bent at its ends to form a sleeve adapted to receive the inner ends of the outer sections, and means for locking the sections to the base.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a base, interlocking sections semicylindrical in cross-section, angled bars arranged on the sides of the said sections, angled bars on the ends of the sections, eyes carried by the base, hooks connected to the end bars and adapted to engage a portion of the said eyes, transverse strips, flanged intermediate their ends and bearing on the side bars, and hooks secured to the side bars and adapted to engage a portion of the eyes.

PETER KEN N El) Y.

Witnesses ERNEST CAVANAGH, GLADYS CAVANAGH.

arranged across the tank and between the 

